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December 28th, 2005, 10:07 AM
A passenger toting an Xbox 360 in a carry-on case sparked a terror alert at MacArthur Airport on Long Island yesterday, forcing a terminal to be evacuated.
Officials say the Chicago-bound flier, worried that his game console might be swiped if he checked it, instead put it in a metal case that he carried through security checkpoints.
At 12:15 p.m., the container passed through an X-ray machine, and screeners thought it might have held a bomb.
"The package looked to be suspicious with wires running through it," said airport spokeswoman Michele Remsen.
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Officials say the Chicago-bound flier, worried that his game console might be swiped if he checked it, instead put it in a metal case that he carried through security checkpoints.
At 12:15 p.m., the container passed through an X-ray machine, and screeners thought it might have held a bomb.
"The package looked to be suspicious with wires running through it," said airport spokeswoman Michele Remsen.
READ ARTICLE (http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/60446.htm)